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Compete Responds To Criticism

Dave Fleet

My primary concern was that, after seeing nearly a 90% variance between their numbers and those from Google Analytics on my own site, I couldn’t trust that their numbers for other sites would be correct. Given the interest I saw from other people, I obtained Compete’s permission to publish our exchange.

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Who will blink first in Canadian community newspaper staredown?

Sherrilynne Starkie

The Canadian newspaper industry has, so far, been unsuccessful in securing a Federal government bailout as both readers and advertisers flock to social media for news and entertainment. But the backroom deal between competing newspaper publishing companies Postmedia and TorStar must surely up the ante.

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A Heart to Heart with My Industry: Five Ways to Improve the Business Consulting Industry

Waxing UnLyrical

But it’s not uncommon for marketing professionals and other business consultants to get creatively and occupationally stuck on a hamster wheel, partly as a result of things we do to ourselves and our industry as a whole. If we don’t pay each other on time, we are letting ourselves starve and disrespecting our industry as a whole.

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Review of the Online Group Buying Industry

Idaconcpts

As you can see, another player in the group buying industry, Tippr, does not even come close to the number of monthly unique visitors from LivingSocial and Groupon throughout the period April to December 2010. Here is a short review of these 2 key players in the online group buying industry. Enter: Google Offers.

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How a social media consultant can help your business

Sherrilynne Starkie

It can seem like social media is a waste of both time and resources in a world of competing priorities. Industry certifications prove a social media consultant’s practical skill too. Google Adwords and Analytics certifications are fundamental to online advertising and data insight. Usually, the issue is a lack of strategy.

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How to gain a competitive advantage by analyzing marketing initiatives by competitors

Sprout Social

Direct competitors actively compete with you for the same customers, such as a similar business in your local area. Determine your competitors To find your direct competitors, turn to search engines, social media and customer insights to learn who’s competing against you. This will enable you to optimize your offer to compete.

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Must have digital skills for PR pros

Sherrilynne Starkie

The good news for PR professionals is that industry studies predict a six per cent growth in jobs over the next seven years. The bad news is that the profession is transforming profoundly and the skills you have today will not be enough to compete tomorrow. Photo by Carlos Muza on Unsplash.

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